Chapter 185: Zeng Guofan's Temporary Judgment (7)

Zeng Guofan received the order, did not dare to slack off, and immediately entered the Beijing Saint.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Last month, Governor Li Hongzhang led half of Huaiyong into Tianjin, and they met each other and talked very happily?

Zeng Guofan said: Emperor Qiyu, Queen Mother, Queen Mother, Queen Mother, Li Hongzhang said, Tianjin Teaching Case, not killing more than 20 murderers, can not calm the anger of the public; Later, when talking about the former governor of Jiang, Li also said that Ma Xinyi's prestige was too light, and it was difficult to deter recklessness, and the Yangtze River has been reckless since then.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Zuo Zongtang was also recommended by Zengchen, Zuo Chen thought that Jinji Fort was broken, and it was not suitable to kill Ma Hualong for the time being.

Zeng Guofan said: Emperor Qi, Queen Mother, Queen Mother, Queen Mother. The Shaanxi-Gansu rebellion, which lasted for ten years, killed and injured millions of people, did not punish the leaders of the bandits, and was not enough to anger the people.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Quickly pass the decree, if Zuo Zongtang captures the bandit leader Ma Hualong, then he must not take the recovery of various places as a begging grace, in order to declare the law of the country, and be happy. Is Zeng Chen in good health, can he go to Jiangnan in the near future?

Zeng Guofan said: The emperor, the queen mother, and the queen mother, the queen mother, the micro-minister deserves death, but when the sinking is a little lighter, he will immediately set off to the south.

On December 12, Zhang Zhiwan played again: the murderer Zhang Wenxiang had been reinstated from the hair twist, and the pirates were restored, because Ma Xinyi had suppressed the Nantian pirates during his tenure in Zhejiang, and killed many Yi gangs. In addition, because his wife Luo was lured away by Wu Bingxie, when Ma Xinyi went to Ningbo, he stopped the public and filed a charge, but the trial was not allowed, and the prisoner was resentful.

The fugitive pirate Long Qi and others instructed Zhang Wenxiang to avenge his accomplices, that is, to hate himself, and Zhang Wenxiang was allowed to do so. The offender went to the new town to open a small detention privately, and when Ma Xinyi showed the prohibition, he lost both his capital and profit. Remembering the former revenge, the killing machine is more and more decisive.

In the seventh or eighth years of Tongzhi, he repeatedly went to Hangzhou and Jiangning, wanting to take the opportunity to assassinate, but failed to do so. On July 26 of this year, the entourage infiltrated the Governor's Office, highlighted the assassination, and repeatedly interrogated him, but he did not change his confession, and there was no other mastermind, which is still credible.

The Empress Dowager Cixi watched Zhang Zhiwan's performance and said: The murderer Zhang Wenxiang is the remnant of Hong Xiuquan's party, and his new party is really a pirate to take revenge, and there is no other mastermind? The hatred of killing the father and taking the wife, the hatred of not sharing the sky! The murderer did not attack the enemy, but actually sought the court officials to vent his anger, which is very contrary to common sense!

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: The case of the horse stabbing has been delayed for half a year, and it is still untrue; Zhang Zhiwan, Kuiyu and others are powerless, which is hateful!

Prince Gong said: Emperor Qiyu, Queen Mother, Queen Mother, Queen Mother, Virgin Queen Mother, the slaves thought that Zhang Zhiwan and other Wu rats were poor, and there was no conviction in the retrial. The former governor of Zhili and the current governor of Liangjiang, Zeng Guofan, became an old man, and was relied on by Jiangning Anlan; However, if he does not take up his post, he must be supervised again.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Immediately issued an edict: Ma Xinyi, as a governor and important minister, suddenly suffered this change, and the case was serious. Zhang Wenxiang's confession of coercion and hatred, and the pirate dragon Qi and other instigated affairs, I am afraid that there are still all untrue; If it is according to what Kuiyu and others have planned, it is a canonical punishment, and it is not enough to become a believer. There has been a decree before, so that after Zeng Guofan arrives in office, he will be strictly interrogated to ensure that the situation is confirmed. Before Zeng Guofan's departure, he must enter Beijing again to see His Majesty.

Empress Dowager Ci'an said: Zeng Guofan has repeatedly pushed off on the grounds of eye disease, I don't know what he thinks?

Empress Dowager Cixi said: The affairs of the two rivers are complicated, and the duties are heavy; Zeng Guofan has been in Jiangnan for many years, the situation is familiar, and the measures are appropriate, although the eye disease has not been cured, but the governor has to sit in the meantime, everything can be taken care of, and the governor asks another simple and virtuous place, and there is no need to discuss it again.

Zeng Guofan received the order and re-entered the Beijing Division.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: When will you leave?

Zeng Guofan said: The emperor, the queen mother, the queen mother, the queen mother, and the queen mother, Weichen set off for the south on the 23rd.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Tianjin teaching case, is the murderer the right law?

Zeng Guofan said: Executions have not yet been carried out. The envoys of Russia and France are about to send someone to inspect them, but they have not been killed.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: When is Li Hongzhang going to be executed?

Zeng Guofan said: The minister received a letter from Li Hongzhang and planned to execute the prisoner in the near future.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Can you still see it?

Zeng Guofan said: The right eye can no longer see, but the left eye can still see the light.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Working hard for the country caused this disease, and the Qing Dynasty was in the Qing Dynasty. Isn't it strange that Ma Xinyi was assassinated on the school ground?

Zeng Guofan said: It is indeed very strange.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Ma Xinyi can be a good official?

Zeng Guofan said: Ma Xinyi is peaceful and meticulous, and can be a good official.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Zuo Zongtang said that the northwest is chaotic, the heavy ones are punished, and the light ones are migrated, what do you think?

Zeng Guofan said: Don't save Nanguo Zhiren! Kill people and punish hearts, capture thieves and capture kings!

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Ma Hualong repeatedly asked for surrender, Jinji Fort was at his fingertips, but Zuo Zongtang besieged but did not attack, just like the siege of Jinling in the past; Blindly hardening the village and fighting in a daze, what does Zuo Zongtang mean?

Zeng Guofandao: Soldiers, ever-changing; will be out there, and can be adaptable. It is difficult for Weichen to be on the scene, and he does not dare to speculate on his intentions.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Is you training in Zhili?

Zeng Guo Fan Dao: The former governor and the official trained 4,000 soldiers, and the ministers trained 3,000 soldiers, a total of 7,000; The minister has discussed with Li Hongzhang, and plans to practice another 3,000 and synthesize 10,000.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Jiangnan military training is also important; Foreigners are domineering, and they have a plan to curb everything.

Zeng Guofan said: Foreigners are really hateful, and there is no war now, but we should take precautions; The minister planned to build a fort in a critical place on the Yangtze River to prevent foreign ships.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: Foreigners are troublesome, and they often sacrifice strong ships and cannons; The church is also eventful, confusing and causing trouble.

Zeng Guo Fan Dao; Foreigners' churches have caused a lot of trouble in recent years; In the renewal of the contract with France next year, the missionary matter must be carefully put in order.

Empress Dowager Cixi said: The matter of military training should be discussed in detail with Li Hongzhang, and the north and south should be connected and complementary.

Zeng Guofan said: In accordance with the instructions of the emperor, the queen mother, and the empress dowager, Weichen immediately set off to the south to impartially handle the assassination case of Ma Xinyi, the former governor of Jiang.